9.	Commitments and Contingencies

Regulatory Matters

As a risk-bearing organization, the Company is required to follow regulations of the DMHC. The Company must comply with a minimum working capital requirement, Tangible Net Equity (“TNE”) requirement, cash-to-claims ratio and claims payment requirements prescribed by the DMHC. TNE is defined as net assets less intangibles, less non-allowable assets (which include amounts due from affiliates), plus subordinated obligations. The DMHC determined that, as of February 28, 2016, MMG, was not in compliance with the DMHC’s positive TNE requirement for a Risk Bearing Organization (“RBO”). As a result, the DMHC required MMG to develop and implement a CAP for such deficiency. The CAP has been submitted and was approved by DMHC in December 2016.

Note Receivable

On November 22, 2016, AMM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement (the “Loan Agreement”) with MMG, another affiliate of the Company, pursuant to which AMM has agreed to lend MMG up to $2,000,000 (the “Commitment Amount”) in one or more advances (collectively, “Advances”) that MMG may request from time to time during the term of the Loan Agreement. Interest on outstanding Advances shall accrue interest at a rate equal to the greater of 10% per annum or the LIBOR rate then in effect, and is payable monthly on the first business day of each month. The loan receivable balance was $1.03 million as of December 31, 2016 and is eliminated in consolidation.

In an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Agreement), interest on Advances shall accrue interest at a default rate equal to 3% per annum above the interest rate then in effect. Additionally, in an Event of Default, MMG may, among other things, accelerate all payments due under the Loan Agreement.

The Loan Agreement also contains other provisions typical of an agreement of this nature, including without limitation, representation and warranties, a right of set-off and governing law.

The Loan Agreement replaces substantially similar loan agreements between the parties (other than with respect to the Commitment Amount), including without limitation that certain Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement dated as of February 1, 2013, that certain Amendment No. l to Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement dated as of March 28, 2014, that certain Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement dated as of June 27, 2014, and that certain Amendment No. 2 to Intercompany Revolving Loan Agreement dated as of March 30, 2016, all of which were terminated.

The Loan Agreement was entered into in response to a request of the California Department of Managed Health Care (“DMHC”), in order to comply with DMHC requirements in connection with its review of a pending Corrective Action Plan (“CAP”) for MMG (See Regulatory Matters).

Also on November 22, 2016, and also at the request of the DMHC in connection with its review of the pending CAP for MMG, AMM and MMG entered into a Subordination Agreement (the “Subordination Agreement”), pursuant to which AMM has agreed to irrevocably and fully subordinate its right to repayment of Advances, together with interest thereon, under the Loan Agreement, to all other present and future creditors of MMG.

AMM also agreed that the payment by MMG of principal and interest of Advances under the Loan Agreement will be suspended and will not mature when, excluding the liability of MMG to pay AMM principal and interest under the Loan Agreement, if after giving effect to the payment, MMG would not be in compliance with the financial solvency requirements, as defined in and calculated under the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975, as amended (the “Knox-Keene Act”), and the rules promulgated thereunder.

AMM further agreed that, in the event of the liquidation or dissolution of MMG, the payment by MMG of principal and interest to AMM under the Loan Agreement shall be fully subordinated and subject to the prior payment or provision for payment in full of all claims of all other present and future creditors of MMG.

Upon the written consent of the director of the DMHC, all previous subordination agreements between AMM and MMG, including without limitation that certain Subordination Agreement dated June 27, 2014 between AMM and MMG and that certain Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement between AMM and MMG dated as of March, 30, 2016, shall be terminated. Once consented to by the director of the DMHC and executed by the parties, the Subordination Agreement may not be cancelled, terminated, rescinded or amended by mutual consent or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the director of the DMHC.

NMM Transaction

On December 21, 2016, the Company, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) among the Company, Apollo Acquisition Corp., a California corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Subsidiary”), NMM, and Kenneth Sim, M.D., not individually but in his capacity as the representative of the shareholders of NMM (the “Shareholders’ Representative”).

Thomas Lam, M.D. and Kenneth Sim, M.D. entered into Voting Agreements with the Company. Under the Voting Agreements, Dr. Sim and Dr. Lam have agreed, among other things, to vote in favor of the approval and adoption of the Merger and the Merger Agreement.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Subsidiary will merge with and into NMM, with NMM becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Apollo Medical Holdings, as the Merger. The Merger is intended to qualify for federal income tax purposes as a tax deferred reorganization under the provisions of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. In the transaction NMM will receive such number of shares of ApolloMed common stock such that NMM shareholders will own 82% and the Company shareholders will own 18% of issued and outstanding shares at closing. Additionally, NMM has agreed to relinquish its redemption rights relating to preferred stock it owns in the Company pursuant to the terms of a Consent and Waiver Agreement dated as of December 21, 2016 by and between the Company and NMM. The transaction was approved unanimously by the Board of Directors of both companies. Consummation of the Merger is subject to various closing conditions, including, among other things, approval by the stockholders of the Company and the stockholders of NMM. As part of the Merger Agreement, the Company and NMM have made various mutual representations and warranties.

Within five business days following the execution of the Merger Agreement, NMM was required to provide a working capital loan to the Company in the principal amount of $5,000,000, which loan the Company received on January 3, 2017. The loan is evidenced by a promissory note, which was issued on January 3, 2017. The promissory note has a term of two years, with the Company’s payment obligations commencing on February 1, 2017 and continuing on a quarterly basis thereafter until January 3, 2019. Under the terms of the promissory note, the Company must pay NMM interest on the principal balance outstanding at the prime rate plus one percent (1%). The Company may voluntarily prepay the outstanding principal and interest in whole or in part without penalty or premium. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default (as such term is defined in the promissory note), the unpaid principal amount of, and all accrued but unpaid interest on, the promissory note will become due and payable immediately at the option of NMM. In such event, NMM may, at its option, declare the entire unpaid balance of the promissory note, together with all accrued interest, applicable fees, and costs and charges, including costs of collection, if any, to be immediately due and payable in cash.

The Merger Agreement grants each party the ability to update disclosure schedules through January 20, 2017. If any updated disclosure schedules are found to be unacceptable to the receiving party, as determined in such receiving party’s sole discretion, then such receiving party may terminate the Merger Agreement no later than February 3, 2017.

The Merger Agreement provides that Thomas Lam, M.D., the Chief Executive Officer of NMM, and Warren Hosseinion, M.D., will be Co-Chief Executive Officers of the combined company upon closing of the transaction. Kenneth Sim, M.D., who currently serves as Chairman of NMM, will be Executive Chairman of the Company. Gary Augusta, current Executive Chairman of the Company, will be President, Mihir Shah will continue as Chief Financial Officer, and Hing Ang, current Chief Financial Officer of NMM will be the Chief Operating Officer. Adrian Vazquez, M.D. and Albert Young, M.D. will be Co-Chief Medical Officers. The Board of Directors will consist of nine directors, five of whom will be recommended for nomination to the Company’s Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee from NMM and four of whom will be recommended for nomination of the Company’s Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee from the Company.

Consummation of the Merger is subject to various closing conditions, including, among other things, approval under Hart-Scott-Rodino Act from Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission, approval by The Company’s stockholders and the stockholders of NMM.

Legal

On May 16, 2014, Lakeside Medical Group, Inc. and Regal Medical Group, Inc., two independent physician associations who compete with the Company in the greater Los Angeles area, filed an action against the Company and two affiliates of the Company, MMG and AMH, in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The complaint alleged that the Company and its two affiliates made misrepresentations and engaged in other acts in order to improperly solicit physicians and patient-enrollees from Plaintiffs. The Complaint sought compensatory and punitive damages. On June 30, 2014, the Company and its affiliates filed a motion requesting the Court to stay the court proceeding and order the parties to arbitrate this dispute subject to existing arbitration agreements. On August 11, 2014, the Plaintiffs filed a request for dismissal without prejudice of the action. On August 12, 2014, the Plaintiffs served the Company and its affiliates with Demands for Arbitration before Judicial Arbitration Mediation Services (“JAMS”) in Los Angeles. The Company is currently examining the merits of the claims to be arbitrated, and it is too early to state whether the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable or remote, or to estimate the potential loss if the outcome should be negative. The Company is aware that punitive damages previously sought in the court proceeding are not available in arbitration. The Company and its affiliates are preparing a defense to the allegations and the Company intends to vigorously defend the action.

On August 28, 2014, Lakeside Medical Group, Inc. and Regal Medical Group, Inc., filed a similar lawsuit against Warren Hosseinion, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Hosseinion is defending the action and is currently being indemnified by the Company subject to the terms of an indemnification agreement and the Company’s charter. The Company has an existing Directors and Officers insurance policy. On September 9, 2014, Dr. Hosseinion filed a motion requesting the Court to stay the court proceeding and, pursuant to existing arbitration agreements, order the parties to arbitrate the dispute as part of the pending arbitration proceedings before JAMS (as discussed above). On October 29, 2014, the Plaintiffs filed a request for dismissal without prejudice of the action. On November 13, 2014, Plaintiffs served Dr. Hosseinion with Demands for Arbitration before JAMS in Los Angeles, and on November 19, 2014, the parties agreed to consolidate the two proceedings against Dr. Hosseinion with the two existing proceedings against the Company and its affiliates. The parties are currently pursuing mediation of the dispute. The Company continues to examine the merits of the claims to be arbitrated against Dr. Hosseinion, and it is too early to state whether the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable or remote, or to estimate the potential loss if the outcome should be negative. The Company is aware that punitive damages previously sought in the court proceeding against Dr. Hosseinion are not available in arbitration.

During the period ended December 31, 2016, the parties resolved the matter in a written settlement agreement without an adjudication or admission of liability by any of the parties.

In the ordinary course of the Company’s business, the Company becomes involved in pending and threatened legal actions and proceedings, most of which involve claims of medical malpractice related to medical services provided by the Company’s affiliated hospitalists. The Company may also become subject to other lawsuits which could involve significant claims and/or significant defense costs. The Company believes, based upon the Company’s review of pending actions and proceedings, that the outcome of such legal actions and proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. The outcome of such actions and proceedings, however, cannot be predicted with certainty and an unfavorable resolution of one or more of them could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows in a future period.

Employment Agreements

On December 20, 2016, AMM, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into new employment agreements with each of Warren Hosseinion, M.D., Adrian Vazquez, M.D., Gary Augusta and Mihir Shah. The new employment agreements were approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company and replace the employment agreements previously entered into with (i) Dr. Hosseinion and Dr. Vazquez on March 28, 2014, as amended on January 12, 2016 and as amended and restated on June 29, 2016, and (ii) Mr. Shah on July 21, 2016. The new employment agreements provide that Dr. Hosseinion, Dr. Vazquez and Mr. Shah will continue to be paid their current base salary, and that Mr. Augusta will be paid a base salary of $300,000 and revise certain term, bonus and severance arrangements as provided therein. Mr. Augusta’s consulting agreement through Flacane Advisers, Inc. (“Flacane”) has been terminated (see note 10).

Each of the new employment agreements has an initial term of three years with automatic annual renewals and entitles the executive to 20 business days of paid time off per calendar year. Accrued and unused paid time off shall be paid in cash at the end of each calendar year. Under the new employment agreements, each executive is eligible to receive an annual bonus and is granted certain vesting rights and Accrued Benefits (as such term is defined in the respective employment agreement) if the executive’s employment is terminated without “Cause” (as such term is defined in the respective employment agreement) or if the executive resigns with “Good Reason” (as such term is defined in the respective employment agreement) during the employment term.